Title: Alternative Directions, Inc. Records
Inclusive Dates: 1973-1992

Creator:

• Alternative Directions, Inc. (Whitewater, Wis.)

Call Number: M93-200

Quantity: 2.8 c.f. (2 record center cartons and 2 archives boxes)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Records of Alternative Directions, Inc., a non-profit organization established in 1973 by a group of women from Whitewater and Janesville, Wisconsin. Authorized to sponsor charitable, literary, and educational activities, the three main programs of the organization were: (1) Meadowlark School, an alternative K-4 school established and run by parents who had gifted/creative or problem children; (2) Happy House Nursery School established in Whitewater in the mid-1970s; and (3) a Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program for public art. The collection documents administrative activities, financial responsibilities, fundraising and grant activities of the parent organization in administering its programs, the level and kind of parental involvement, and the teachers’ roles at the schools.

Note:

There is a restriction on the use of this material; see the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m93200

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Use Restrictions

Use of the student records in this collection is governed by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, which mandates studies be conducted “in such a manner as will not permit the personal identification of students and their parents.” Prior to beginning research, readers should consult with the reference archivist concerning restrictions on use and publication of data.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Alternative Directions via Carolyn Wedin, Whitewater, Wisconsin. Accession Number: M93-200

M93-200	Alternative Directions, Incorporated
Box   1 Folder   1	Minutes, 1973-1992
Box   1 Folder   2	Worksheets, application for exemption, 1974
Box   1 Folder   3-4	Articles of incorporation and by-laws, 1973-1974
Box   1 Folder   5	Employer identification, IRS, 1974
Box   1 Folder   6	Financial sheets, 1973-1974
Box   1 Folder   7-12	Tax forms and returns, 1974-1975, 1977-1979
Box   1 Folder   13	IRS correspondence, 1974-1984
Box   1 Folder   14	Alternative Directions brochures
Box   1 Folder   15	Information and instructions for sponsorship of programs brochures
Box   1 Folder   16	Board member correspondence, 1974-1975
Box   1 Folder   17	Lawyers' correspondence, 1973-1975
Box   1 Folder   18	Collecting overdue tuition, 1979-1983
Box   1 Folder   19	Small claims court, Morley, 1978
Box   1 Folder   20	Balance sheets (Alice Werner), 1974-1975
Box   1 Folder   21	Tax exempt status
Box   1 Folder   22	Articles of incorporation
Box   1 Folder   23	New sponsorship proposals, 1974-1983
Box   1 Folder   24	“Whitewater Dialogue” (taping of show), undated
Box   1 Folder   25	Publicity in area papers
Box   1 Folder   26	Articles and by-laws
Box   1 Folder   27	American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Challenge, 1976
Box   1 Folder   28	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus office space, 1975-1976
	Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) materials
Box   1 Folder   29	Coffee house proposal, 1978
Box   1 Folder   30	Linda Alvarado, 1979
Box   1 Folder   31-32	Cultural performance project, 1978-1979
Box   1 Folder   33	Employee work reports, 1978
Box   1 Folder   34	Miscellaneous
Box   1 Folder   35	Public relations, 1979
Box   1 Folder   36	Cultural performance project, 1978-1979
Box   1 Folder   37	Grant agreement, 1978-1979
	Meadowlark School
Box   1 Folder   38-44	Financial and tax information, 1973-1981
Box   1 Folder   45	Unemployment compensation, 1975-1976
Box   1 Folder   46-47	Accounts and expenses, 1975-1978
Box   2 Folder   1-3	Accounts and expenses, 1975-1980
Box   2 Folder   4	Tuition payments, 1975-1980
Box   2 Folder   5	Correspondence with parents, 1975-1978
Box   2 Folder   6-8	Balance and ledger sheets, 1976-1981
Box   2 Folder   9-11	Accounts, 1980-1981
Box   2 Folder   12	School documents, 1978-1979
Box   2 Folder   13-14	Federal and state withholding taxes, 1981-1982
Box   2 Folder   15	Financial matters, 1981-1982
Box   2 Folder   16	Bills, 1982-1983
Box   2 Folder   17	State employer registration certificate, 1973
Box   2 Folder   18	Tax information, 1984
Box   2 Folder   19	Balance and ledger sheets, 1982-1983
	Information, Other
Box   2 Folder   20	Financial, administrative order
Box   2 Folder   21	Day care
Box   2 Folder   22	Fundraising ideas
Box   2 Folder   23	Liaison materials with public schools
Box   2 Folder   24	Raffle
Box   2 Folder   25	Miscellaneous, 1983
Box   2 Folder   26	University of Wisconsin Extension
Box   2 Folder   27	Department of Heath and Social Services (DHSS), policy guidelines, Meadowlark School
Box   2 Folder   28	Wisconsin laws relevant to private schools
	Meadowlark School/Happy House Nursery
Box   2 Folder   29	Fundraising raffle license, 1981, 1983
Box   2 Folder   30	School registration forms
Box   2 Folder   31	Fundraising, tuition waiver
Box   2 Folder   32	Foundation funding, 1978
Box   2 Folder   33	Art projects (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater teachers)
Box   2 Folder   34	Meadowlark School information
Box   2 Folder   35	Fundraising, 1980
Box   2 Folder   36	Transportation contracts, 1979
Box   2 Folder   37	Health Forms, 1980-1981
Box   2 Folder   38	Leases, Meadowlark School, 1975-1979
Box   2 Folder   39	Teachers' contracts, 1973-1982
Box   2 Folder   40	Department of Industry Labor and Human Relations (DILHR), 1973-1974
Box   2 Folder   41	Family Services, licensing letters, 1975-1983
Box   2 Folder   42	Legal and licenses, 1973-1979
Box   2 Folder   43	Information sheets, Meadowlark School
Box   2 Folder   44	Meadowlark School policies, 1973-1975
Box   2 Folder   45	Registration and health forms
Box   2 Folder   46	Insurance, 1979
Box   2 Folder   47	Correspondence, 1982
Box   2 Folder   48	Letters recommending school, 1977
Box   2 Folder   49	Registration, 1978-1979
Box   2 Folder   50	Meadowlark students, 1973-1978
Box   2 Folder   51	Letters to parents, meeting agendas, 1978-1980
Box   2 Folder   52	Meadowlark School, promotional ads
Box   2 Folder   53	Promotion and publicity
Box   2 Folder   54	Teacher search, 1979
Box   2 Folder   55	Teacher files (including health forms), 1982-1983
Box   2 Folder   56	Teacher applicants, 1983
Box   2 Folder   57	Parent administrator files, 1981-1982
Box   3 Folder   1-2	Applicants for teachers, 1983
Box   3 Folder   3	Job descriptions
Box   3 Folder   4	Day care licensing
Box   3 Folder   5	Meadowlark School, inventory, 1987
Box   3 Folder   6	Nancy Todd file, 1976-1983
Box   3 Folder   7	Small claims (cases closed), 1978
Box   3 Folder   8	Baker Glass, 1974
	Happy House Nursery
Box   3 Folder   9	Balance sheets, 1973-1974
Box   3 Folder   10	Policies
	Meadowlark School
Box   3 Folder   11	Cathy Corbin, 1977-1978
Box   3 Folder   12	Summer project, 1977
Box   3 Folder   13-14	Papers, 1975-1977
Box   3 Folder   15	St. Patrick's Church, 1974-1975
Box   3 Folder   16	Finances, 1973-1974
Box   3 Folder   17	Small claims, Stickney, 1974
Box   4 Folder   1	Meadowlark School, beginnings, 1973
Box   4 Folder   2	Happy House Nursery, day care statistical reports, 1974-1975
Box   4 Folder   3	Expired insurance policies, 1973-1978
	Parent administrators and students
Box   4 Folder   4	Registration forms
Box   4 Folder   5	Meadowlark News, 1977-1978
Box   4 Folder   6	Other alternative schools
Box   4 Folder   7	Staff record forms
Box   4 Folder   8	Staff health forms
Box   4 Folder   9	Parent meetings/parent administrators, 1976-1981
Box   4 Folder   10-28	Individual student files Use Restrictions: See the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.